John D. Barrow
“Where else does math become a romp, full of entertaining tricks and turns?”—Bryce Christensen, BooklistMore
John D. Barrow
An entertaining, eye-opening guide to what math and physics can reveal about sports.More
Deborah J. Bennett
"The best introduction to logic you will find."—Martin GardnerMore
Edward B. Burger, Michael Starbird
“A profusely illustrated, bemusingly unorthodox introduction to math.”—BooklistMore
I. Bernard Cohen
From the pyramids to mortality tables, Galileo to Florence Nightingale, a vibrant history of numbers and the birth of statistics.More
Robert P. Crease
“Any reader who aspires to be scientifically literate will find this a good starting place.”—Publishers WeeklyMore
Robert P. Crease
The epic story of the invention of a global network of weights, scales, and instruments for measurement.More
Robert P. Crease
“Shows that the story of metrology . . . can in the right hands make for a riveting read.”—The EconomistMore
Avinash K. Dixit, Barry J. Nalebuff
“I am hard pressed to think of another book that can match the combination of practical insights and reading enjoyment.”—Steven LevittMore
David Freedman, Robert Pisani, Roger Purves
Fourth Edition
Renowned for its clear prose and no-nonsense emphasis on core concepts, Statistics covers fundamentals using real examples to illustrate the techniques.More
Martin Gardner
No amateur or math authority can be without this ultimate compendium from America's best-loved mathematical expert.More
Martin Gardner, Dana Richards
Finally collected in one volume, Martin Gardner's immensely popular short puzzles; along with a few new ones from the master.More
Jane Gleeson-White
“A timely, topical, readable, and thought-provoking look at the history and legacy of double-entry bookkeeping.”—Elif Batuman, author of The PossessedMore
Ivor Grattan-Guinness
Beginning with the Babylonian and Egyptian mathematicians of antiquity, The Norton History of the Mathematical Sciences charts the growth of mathematics, through its refinement by ancient Greeks and medieval Arabs, to its systematic development by Europeans from the Middle Ages to the early twentieth century.More
Ivor Grattan-Guinness
Beginning with the Babylonian and Egyptian mathematicians of antiquity, Ivor Grattan-Guinness "succeeds masterfully in viewing the history of mathematics from a new perspective" (Professor Karen Hunger Parshall, editor of Historia Mathematica).More